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C. 32

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:	July 14, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Add One Public Health Program Specialist I Position in the Health Services Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/14/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Lauren Ludwig, 925-957-5269

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 14, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 25616 to add one (1) full-time Public Health Program Specialist I (VBSD) position at salary plan and grade ZA5-1602 ($6,423.56 – $7,811.53) in the Health Services Department. (Represented)

FISCAL IMPACT:

Upon approval, this action has an annual cost of approximately $160,440.23 with $62,218.72 in pension costs already included. This cost is 100% funded by grants from the Perinatal Equity Initiative.

BACKGROUND:

With the introduction of the Perinatal Equity Initiative (PEI) in 2018, there has been a significant increase in the volume of work within the Family, Maternal & Child Health Division. The establishment of PEI aims to address the causes of persistent inequality in birth outcomes and to identify best practices to eliminate disparities in infant mortality. The legislation provides funding to 11 County health departments to fund community-based organizations, who will in turn implement at least two of five legislated intervention categories. As a participating PEI site, Contra Costa County’s Health Services Department is required to maintain a Community Advisory Board as well as to develop a public awareness campaign about our intervention efforts.

The Health Services Department is requesting to add one Public Health Program Specialist I position to lead the overall initiative, as well as the public health awareness campaign supporting it. In addition, this position will oversee the Results-Based Accountability (RBA) evaluation framework that is required statewide to determine the effectiveness of the program/work, over the course of the PEI funding cycle.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without this position, Health Services will not have the staffing necessary to develop and oversee this program, which may affect our eligibility to participate in the Perinatal Equity Initiative as a whole.